With two outs and nobody on base in the top of the third, Bottenfield smashed the ball down the left field line to record the forty-third double of his career. Bottenfield needs just two more doubles to tie Tim Kimmel (1987-90) for the school record.

Leary came up to bat and pounded a double to center field, driving in Bottenfield to score the Warriors' second run. Cress singled to center, driving in Leary, then advanced to second on the throw to the plate. Cress scored on a single by Colten Christianson to make it a 4-0 game.

"Tim's two-out hit sparked a little rally," said Ruiz of his number four hitter who went two for two with three walks. "Tim is patient as a hitter and has a pretty good eye for the strike zone. He was looking for something to drive and was ahead in most of the counts. They may have been trying to pitch around him, but he did a good job of staying patient and not chasing stuff out of the zone."

Leary's second hit of the day came in the top of the fifth – a two-run homerun over the right-center field fence that drove in Bottenfield who had reached on an infield single.

Up 6-0, Plance continued to cruise on the mound. The veteran righty allowed just two hits in the fifth through eighth innings, both of which were erased by Warrior double plays.

The Master's lone run came in the bottom of the ninth. With one away, Plance hit Jared Otto with a pitch. Plance got Spencer Downs to strike out swinging for the second out before Ben Ives double to left center to drive in Otto and spoil the shutout. Matthew Johnson then flied out to left to end the game.

Tyler Bersano (4-5) took the loss for the Mustangs after pitching seven innings. He surrendered all six runs on nine hits, walked three and did not record a strikeout.

The Mustangs and Warriors will get together again on Saturday as Westmont hosts a doubleheader at Russ Carr Field. First pitch is scheduled for noon.